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My name is Deborah Zajac. I'm a photographer living in Nevada at the base of the Eastern Sierras. I am a passionate nature, landscape, night/astro photographer. I shoot predominately in color and use Nikon Digital Cameras, and lenses. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photos I've taken while on my travels. Please feel free to leave a comment I'd love to hear from you.

Cross-billed Stellar Jay

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I wonder if he was born with this bill or if he was injured? I took this photo back in June while visiting my friend Jackie.There were several Jays in the trees outside her condo.She was feeding them berries, and nuts. They would fly right on the fencing to get the goodies.

Did you get photos of this one Jackie?

Nikon D700| Nikkor 300mm @f5.6| 1/800sec| ISO 640| Manual Priority| Handheld| Lake Tahoe,NV, USA

French “Lights Out” Ordinance Benefits Wildlife

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I hope many cities and towns participate in “Lights Out” this fall in North America.

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EnvironmentalNews Network reports that France is implementing one of the world’smost comprehensive “lights out” ordinances. It includes

  • turning off shop lights between 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.,
  • shutting off lights inside office buildings within an hour of workers leaving the premises
  • waiting only until sunset before turning lights on, on building facades.

Benefits of the ordinance include:

  • cut carbon dioxide emissions by 250,000 tons per year, conserve energy consumption, and cut the country’s overall energy bill by 200 million Euros ($266 million).
  • a reduction in the disruption of natural patterns of light and dark, and thus the structures and functions of ecosystems, is having profound impacts.
  • less disruption of  patterns of mating, migration, feeding, and pollination, (leatherback turtles,birds, bats, moths, and even salmon, are affected by man-made light)
  • improved star-gazing for astronomers and the public

Read more at:  Wildlife and Habitat Conservation News: Light Ordinance in France has Benefits…

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2 Free Photography eBooks

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David duChemin has two FREE eBooks for Photographers available through Craft & Vision.

H/T Natural History Wanderings

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David duChemin ‘s Craft & Vision has two free eBooks for photographers:

More Great Ways to Make Stronger Photographs

A 45-page PDF eBook that has articles by 6 Craft & Vision authors, and 9 unique ways to improve your photography. Topics include making sharper images and learning to shoot in manual mode, developing smarter, balancing flash with ambient light, learning to see light, developing style and consistency, isolating your subjects, experimenting with B&W, and coping strategies for challenging light.

You can find it at: Craft & Vision 2 – Craft & Vision.

TEN

Ten is an exploration of ten techniques and ideas that can improve any photographer’s work without buying any new gear.

You can find it at: TEN – Craft & Vision.

 

TEN – Craft & Vision.

 

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Green Heron

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A photo I took just over a month ago.

Broken foot update: 12 days til next X-Ray. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I’ve healed enough to get into a "hard shoe". Yellowstone or BUST! 🙂 I should write that on my cast.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 300mm f4@ f8 w/Tamron 1.4xTC 420mm| 1/1600s| ISO 640| Manual Priority| Tripod|Matrix Metering

Dessert on the Patio

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This was a Pistachio Gelato we picked up at Costco. It’s really creamy and delicious. Perfect this evening because it was hot and muggy here today.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 24-70 @ 46mm|f/3.5| 1/20s| ISO200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering

I see you! Hehehe…

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I’m hanging in there, but bored and wishing I could get outdoors. 2 weeks to go for my next set of X-Rays to find out if I can get into a "hard shoe". I hope so!!

I bought a used Nikon Micro/Macro lens and have been playing around with it. It’s going to take some practice to get the hang of making sharp images at 1:1.
This was taken wide open and is nearly life size.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 105mm f/2.8@ f3.2| 1/80s| ISO 320| Manual Priority| Center Weighted| Hand-held|Natural light